Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km WSW of Falls City, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Falls City, Texas on Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 3:18 AM CST (09:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km WSW of Falls City, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-02-25 09:18:42 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
28.920° N, 98.198° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.621 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.217 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.618 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.918 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 584 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.821 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.220 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.618 km SSW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.120 km SW of Falls City, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.620 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.019 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 581 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 581 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 581 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.621 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 579 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.513 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 577 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.812 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 577 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.720 km SW of Charlotte, Texas · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.516 km ENE of Falls City, Texas · 576 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 574 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.020 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.820 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.711 km SE of Gonzales, Texas · 572 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 572 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.123 km E of Dilley, Texas · 569 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 566 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.69 km SSE of Fowlerton, Texas · 565 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.012 km S of Fowlerton, Texas · 564 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.920 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 561 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 557 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.622 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.42 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.52 km NE of Hilltop, Texas · 552 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.819 km E of Pleasanton, Texas · 552 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.62 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 552 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.69 km E of Dilley, Texas · 550 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.52 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 550 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.22 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.02 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.52 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.82 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.82 km WNW of Falls City, Texas · 549 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.01 km NW of Falls City, Texas · 547 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.512 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 542 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.710 km S of Pearsall, Texas · 541 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.011 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 540 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.622 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 539 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.122 km NNW of Three Rivers, Texas · 539 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.710 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 536 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.021 km NNW of Fowlerton, Texas · 532 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.711 km E of North Pearsall, Texas · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.211 km E of Pearsall, Texas · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.83 km NNE of Hilltop, Texas · 526 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.718 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.320 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.218 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.819 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 585 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.718 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.118 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.318 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.818 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.719 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.418 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.619 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.518 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.620 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.519 km WSW of Falls City, Texas · 586 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025dxfc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.